Personal information | |||
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Full name | Betim Halimi | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Pozharan, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Suhareka | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2014 | Vllaznia Pozheran | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Vllaznia Pozheran | ||
2016 | Drita | 15 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Hajvalia | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Drita | 22 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Narva Trans | 7 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Olimpik Donetsk | 18 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Prishtina | 16 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Kukësi | 9 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Gjilani | 12 | (0) |
2024– | Suhareka | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2021 |
Betim Halimi (born 28 February 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kosovo Superleague club Suhareka.
Halimi was part of Kosovo First League club Vllaznia Pozheran until 1 February 2016. On 19 January 2016, Telegrafi announced that he is on trial to Chelsea's under-18 team competing in the U18 Premier League, [1] but unfortunately this test turned out to fail. On 1 February 2016, Halimi joined Kosovo Superleague side Drita, [2] to replace the injured Artan Latifi and played 15 matches in the league.
On 7 July 2016, Halimi joined Kosovo Superleague side Hajvalia. [3] On 21 August 2016, he made his debut in a 4–0 away defeat against Ferizaj after being named in the starting line-up. [4]
On 30 December 2016, Halimi returned to Kosovo Superleague club Drita and this return would become legally effective two days later. [5] On 26 February 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 away win against Gjilani after being named in the starting line-up. [6]
On 13 June 2018, Halimi joined Meistriliiga side Narva Trans. [7] On 21 August 2018, he made his debut with Narva Trans in the 2018–19 Estonian Cup third round against SK Kadrina after being named in the starting line-up. Seven days later, he made his first Meistriliiga appearance after coming on as a substitute at last minutes in place of Artur Kotenko in a 0–3 away win against Kuressaare. [8]
On 27 February 2019, Halimi signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Olimpik Donetsk and received squad number 12. [9] [10] Four days later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Arsenal Kyiv after being named in the starting line-up. [11] [12]
On 10 August 2021, Halimi signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina. [13] Seven days later, he made his debut with Prishtina in the 2021 Kosovar Supercup against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up. [14]
On 21 March 2017, Halimi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21, [15] he was an unused substitute in that match.
On 23 December 2019, Halimi confirmed that he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Sweden, but was unable to join the national team due to injury. [16] On 17 March 2021, he received again a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Lithuania and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sweden and Spain, [17] but he was an unused substitute in these matches. His debut with Kosovo came on 11 June 2021 in a friendly match against Gambia after being named in the starting line-up. [18]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Drita | 2015–16 | Kosovo Superleague | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Hajvalia | 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Drita | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Narva Trans | 2018 | Meistriliiga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
Olimpik Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Prishtina | 2021–22 | Kosovo Superleague | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Kukësi | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 81 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
Portieri i Vllaznisë së Pozheranit dhe i përfaqësueses së Kosovës për nën 21 vjeç, Betim Halimi, është në prova te skuadra e Chelseat
Betim Halimi has received an invitation for the first time from the Kosovo representative in football, but the latest injury will deny him the collection and maybe even his debut with Dardanians